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Patented Mar. 28, I899. F. TBAFTON.

SPITTOON No. 62l,872.

(Application filed Jan. 26, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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PATENT FRANK TRAFTON, OF BRIGHTON, IOWA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO 0. IV.

DUNBAR, OF SAME PLACE.

SPITTOON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters latent No. 621,872, dated March28, 1899. Application filed January 26, 1898. $eria1No. 668,094. (N0 111To ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK TRAFTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brighton, in the county of Washington and State of Iowa,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spittoons; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in double spittoons or spittoonscomprising an outerinclosing case and an innerlining or receptacleinclosed therein to receive the contents, the said case being jointed toopen and close, so that the said lining may be inserted and removed.

The particular object of the invention is to provide an improved casingfor spittoons of this character lwhereby the receptacle may be dumped ina simple and convenient manner without liability of the contents beingspilled or spattered and soiling the person or clothes of the operator.

A further object is to provide the inner receptacle with a projectingcollar and rimfiange, which overhangs the rim of the casing and preventssaliva and tobacco-juice from getting down between the receptacle andcasing and rushing or leaking through the latter onto the floor.

To the accomplishment of this end the invention consists in a spittoonembodying certain novel features of construction and combination ofparts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularly setforth in the appended claim.

In the drawings hereto annexed and forming part of this specification,Figure l is a perspective view of a spittoon embodying my invention,showing the outer case closed. Fig. 2 is also a perspective view, butshows the outer case opened to dump the receiver.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings, 1represents the outer inclosing or containing case of the spittoon, and 2the receiver. The said inclosing case is made approximately in the formof the ordinary spittoon, and comprises two halves or sections 3 l,united at one side by a hinge 5, said section 8 having at the. oppositeside a spring-catch 6, adapted to engage a pin 7 on the other section 4to hold said two sections closed. Each section comprises in itsconstruction a semicylindric vertical wall 8, hav 5 5 ing a bottomsection 9 and a collar 10, surmounting it at the top, said collar beingbeveled or flared, as at 11, from a point adjacent the base to the rimedge thereof.

The receiver 2 is made of some suitable wa- 6o terproof material,preferably stiff paraffin paper, on account of its cheapness. Itconsists of a body portion 12 and annular outwardly-flaring collar 13,constructed either of a single piece of material folded to form bothprovided with a downturned rim 14, as shown.

In use one of the receivers 2 is placed inside the inclosing case 1, andthe two sections of said case are then closed and locked to retain thereceiver, and when the receiver is thus inclosed it will be seen thatthe collar 13 and downturned rim 14 thereof cover and overhang thecollar and rim of the inclosing case, so as to prevent tobacco-juice andsaliva from passing down thereinto. When the receiver is full or onlypartially full and it is desired to clean the spittoon, it is simplynecessary to open the two sections of the inclosing case, so as torelease the receiver and allow it to drop out, as clearly shown in Fig.2,

and upon the substitution of a new receiver therefor the spittoon isagain ready for use. It will thus be seen that my invention provides aspittoon which is practically selfcleaning and from which the contentsmay be removed with facility and in a cleanly man- 0 ner Withoutwashing.

The spittoon may be provided with handles or knobs 15 for convenience inhandling and transporting it.

Having thus fully described myinvention, 5

what I claim as new and useful, and desire to secure by Letters Patentof the United States, 1s-== A spittoon of the character described,consisting of a casing vertically divided to form roe two sections, eachhaving a tapered or flaring collar, a hinge uniting the sections at onecasing and having arim projecting outwardly and downwardly so as tocover the rim edge of the same and thereby eitectnally shield the I 5rim and prevent the entrance of saliva and tobacco into the casing,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

FRANK TRAFTON. \Vitnesses:

J. W. SUISHE, D. T. I'IALFERLY.

